Food
Breakfast ( frokost ) - a self-service affair of bread, cheese, eggs, preserves, cold meat and fish, washed down with unlimited tea and coffee - is usually excellent at hostels, and memorable in hotels. Almost everywhere breakfast is included in the price of a room; where it isn't, reckon on an extra 50-70kr. Picnic food is the best stand-by during the day, although there are a number of fast-food alternatives. The indigenous Norwegian variety, served up at street stalls ( gatekjøkken ), consists mainly of rather unappetising hot dogs ( varm pølse ), pizza slices and chicken and chips. A much better choice, and often no more expensive, is simply to get a smørbrød , a huge open sandwich heaped with a variety of garnishes. You'll see them in any cafe or bakery . The Norwegians are very proud of their dairy products, with very good milk, cheese and yogurt. Good coffee is available everywhere and in cafeterias is usually half-price after the first cup. Tea , too, is ubiquitous, but usually served with lemon so if you want milk, ask for it. The best deals for sit-down food are at lunchtime ( lunsj ), when self-service kafeterias offer a limited range of daily specials ( dagens rett ) - a fish or meat dish with vegetables or salad, often including a drink, sometimes bread, and occasionally coffee too, that costs around 70-90kr. Most department stores and large supermarkets have surprisingly good kafeterias ; as do main railway stations but they tend to be rather overpriced. In the larger towns you'll also find more original cafes called kaffistovas , which serve high-quality Norwegian food at quite reasonable prices. Restaurants , serving dinner ( middag ) and classic Norwegian food, are out of the range of many budgets, but the seafood at the best of them is quite superb - main courses average 180-200kr. Again, the best deals are at lunchtime, when some restaurants put out a koldtbord (the Norwegian smorgasbord ), where, for a fixed price of around 100-150kr, you can get through as much as possible during the three or four hours it's served. There are also a sizeable number of urban ethnic restaurants , the most affordable of which are the pizza/pasta joints or Asian choices, and cafe/bars where a substantial main course and a couple of small beers will rush you about 180kr.
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